sigle
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Add: <b>sigel,</b> e; f.: <b>sigele,</b> an; f. Þá gemétte heó semninga under hyre hrægle gyldene (gyldne, gylden, v. ll.) sigele (sigelan, v. l. monile), Bd. 4, 23; Sch. 473, 13. Þǽre méder wæs on slǽpe ætýwed. . . ꝥ hyre man
smæl
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In l. 11 dele 'bryt (brycum?)', and add Smalum little by little, An. Ox. 1553. Cf. lytlum. Add Oð smalan cumb, fram smalan cumbes heáfde, C. D. ii. 29, 3. Innan smalan bróc; of smalan bróc, v. 105, 17. On ðone smalan pæð; of ðǽm smalan pæðe . . . on
stæþ
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Add: m. Andlang díc útt on Terstán (cf. on Tærstán streám, iv. 105, 4) on ðone sýðeran steð; ðonne andlang steðes; ðæt beneoðan beámwær on ðone norðere steð, andlang staðes æft on Twyfyrde, C. D. v. 148, 19-22. Út þurh þone streám on þæs cynges stæð;
subdiácon
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Án subdiácon bæd þone hálgan wer sumne dǽl eles . . . Ðá hét hé his hordere þæt glæsene fæt syllan ðám biddendan subdiácone, Hml. Th. ii. 178, 16-23: Gr. D. 159, 10: 215, 4. Wæs hé ǽrest tó subdiácone gehálgod subdiaconus ordinatus, Bd. 4, 1; Sch. 339
reónig-mód
Sad at heart, weary
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; Sad at heart, weary; Wæs him reste neód reónig-módum ;need of rest was there for him weary-hearted,; Exon. Th. 167, 32; Gú. 1069. Ðonne gewíciaþ wérigferðe ... hæleþ beóþ on wynnum reónigmóde ræste geliste ;the weary seafarers are eager for rest,;
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Satan
Satan
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Satan God cwæð ðæt se héhsta hátan sceolde Satan, Cd. Th. 22, 23; Gen. 345: 22, 27; Gen. 347. Hé wæs fram Satane gecostnod, Mk. Skt. 1, 13: Exon. Th. 93, 6; Cri. 1522: Andr. Kmbl. 3374; An. 1691. The Greek form Satanas with acc. Satanan also occurs,
wæter-flód
A flood, deluge; in plural, floods, waters. Cf. wæter, II b
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A flood, deluge; in plural, floods, waters. Cf. wæter, II b Swilce óðer wæterflód swá fleów heora blód. Homl. Skt. i. 23, 74. On ðæs Ambictiones tíde wurdon mycele wæterfiód (inluvies aquarum) geond ealle world, 1, 6; Swt. 36, 7. Hine storm ne mæg áwecgan
BRǼÞ
An odour, a scent, smell good ⬩ bad, a savour, BREATH ⬩ odor, odoramen
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An odour, a scent, smell good or bad, a savour, BREATH; odor, odoramen God underféng ðære wynsumnysse brǽþ odoratus est Dominus odorem suavitatis, Gen. 8, 21. Ongan se cealc mid ungemete stincan, ðá wearþ Iuuinianus mid ðam brǽþe ofsmorod the plaster
slic
A hammer
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A hammer Sleánde slicc(slicc for slecg?) mallei percutientes Kent. Gl. 723, see the note Hé sceal habban . . . slic (in a list of weaver's implements; slíc (?) an implement for smoothing what is woven, a sleek-stone, cf. slykston amethon Wülck. Gl. 563
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tóm
Empty; ⬩ figuratively, ⬩ free from.
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Empty; figuratively, free from. Cf. leás Ðæt hý móstun mánweorca tóme lifgan and tíres blǽd écne ágan (cf. the man farid imu an giwald Godes tionono tómig, Hél. 2490), Exon. Th. 74, 26; Cri. 1212. Tome saule (animam inanem) he filled with fode, Ps. 106
fóster-nóþ
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Fósternoð pulmentum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 66, 13. Wæs neódþearf ꝥ heom wǽre bútan yldinge gegearwod se mete and fóstornoð (-nað, v.l.) þǽre dæghwámlican andleofne necesse erat ut quotidiani sumtus laborantibus sine dilatione praeberentur, Gr. D. 251, 16. Sceáp
þearl-líc
Severe, ⬩ hard to bear
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Severe, hard to bear Ðá ðæt Andrea earmlíc þúhte, þeódbealo þearlíc tó geþolianne, ðæt hé swá unscyldig ealdre sceolde lungre linnan, Andr. Kmbl. 2273; An. 1138. Sceal se dæg weorþan, ðæt wé forð beraþ firena gehwylce; ðæt biþ þearlíc gemót (a meeting
burh-weall
A city-wall ⬩ urbis vallum, mœnia
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A city-wall; urbis vallum, mœnia Burhweall mœnia, Ælfc. Gl. 55; Som. 66, 116; Wrt. Voc. 36, 36. Léton ðone hálgan burhwealle néb they left the saint near the city-wall, Andr. Kmbl. 1666; An. 835. Beorhte burhweallas bright city-walls, Cd. 220; Th. 282
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ge-dafenlíce
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Sé þe gedafenlíce and endebyrdlíce tó cymð, qui ad regimen ordinate peruenerit Past. 75, l. Swýðe gedafenlícé (-daflíce, Hpt. Gl. 415, 52) non inconuenienter, i. non incongrne, An. Ox. 389, Gedafenlíce forgifene conuenienter (printed -es) nuptae, Wrt.
rǽdness
readiness, promptness ⬩ an arrangement, agreement, condition
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readiness, promptness Rǽdnis (hrædnis?) pernicitas, Txts. 182, 75. On rǽdnysse in maturitate, Blickl. Gl. Ðone þóþor mid swiftre rǽdnesse geslegene ongeán gesænde tó ðam plegendan cynge, Ap. Th. 13, 4. Rǽdnisse (hrædnisse ?) concursionibus, Wrt. Voc.
bealcettan
to belch ⬩ to come forth ⬩ to utter
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Add: to belch Þonne þurh múð bitere hrǽcð oþþe bealcet, Lch. ii. 192, 13. Hé sceal oft bealcettan, 236, 14. to come forth Of þríh balcetteþ (cum) de (sepulchri) tumba (pulvis) ebulliat, An. Ox. 1884. to utter Mín heorte bealcet good word, Ps. Th. 44
ge-wítan
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to go away, depart. To <b>ge-wítan;</b> in Dict., add Geuuíto facesso, An. Ox. 53, 25. Gewát cessit, An. Ox. 3203. Geuuát[u] concessit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 105, 21. Excidit, cecidit vel gewát, 145, 9. Gewítendi decidens, 106, 11. of living things
heard
firm ⬩ steadfast ⬩ resolute ⬩ bold ⬩ resolute ⬩ obdurate ⬩ rigid ⬩ unyielding ⬩ oppressive ⬩ rigorous ⬩ strict ⬩ harsh
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Add: Heard dira, heardre dirae, Wrt. Voc. ii. 27, 64, 72. of material Wæs hió (an iceberg) hetegrim . . . bordweallas (the sides of a ship) gróf heard (or under VI ?) and híþende, Rä. 34, 7. Gúðbyrne . . . heard, handlocen, B. 322. Heardes ísenes grindlas
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FÓT
a FOOT ⬩ pés ⬩ the foot ⬩ pēs
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a FOOT; pés, gen. pĕdis; m Gyf ðín hand oððe ðín fót ðé swícaþ si mănus tua, vel pēs tuus scandălīzat te, Mt. Bos. 18, 8. Ne come me fót ofermódignysse ne vĕniat mihi pēs superbiæ, Ps. Spl. 35, 12. Swá his fót gestóp where his foot stepped, Andr. Kmbl
mearcian
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Add: to trace out boundaries for, plan out Hé mearcode þá stówa þe gé eówre geteld on sleán sceoldon metatus est locum, in quo tentoria figere deberetis, Deut. 1, 33. <b>I a.</b> fig. to plan, design, draw up a table :-- Þǽra geára getæl